Inspiration & Kidspiration

Reasons for use

• graphic organizer / mind-mapping / webbing tool to help students and teachers plan, organize, and communicate information visually
• complete with thousands of images and hundreds of templates
• instantly take notes visually with rapid-fire feature
• Kidspiration - Grades K-6
• Inspiration - Grades 6 and up

Examples

• Examples from the Inspiration Website - Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, Planning, and Multimedia Diagram examples
• Examples from the Kidspiration Website - Reading, Writing, Math, Social Studies examples, and Ready-Made Activities

Resources

Inspiration - "The essential tool to visualize, think, organize and learn"

• Inspiration Quick Start Tutorials - Comprehensive video tutorials illustrating the key features of Inspiration. A "Must See" for all new users of Inspiration
• Inspiration Quick Start Tutorial- Step-by-step instructions organized into mini-lessons designed to get you started using Inspiration
• Inspiration Basics - Comprehensive PDF document that outlines the basics of Inspiration
• Inspiration Web Site - Overview of software, educator resources, examples, lesson plan integration, and more

• More resources and video tutorials are available once you open the program

Kidspiration - "The visual way to explore and understand words, numbers and concepts"

• Kidspiration Quick Start Tutorials - Comprehensive video tutorials illustrating the key features of Kidspiration. These tutorials are a great starting point for learning how to use Kidspiration
• Kidspiration Web Site - Overview of software, educator resources, examples, lesson plan integration, and more

Both

• Curriculum Integration - Simply select a grade and subject area to find practical examples, lesson plans and real-life classroom stories